used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading My curse upon him for a horse!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My curse upon him for a horse!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
I'll
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From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
carry out
From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My curse upon him for a horse!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
at the time that
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The first thing I'll do when I get home will be to put a bullet through him, for he has been an unlucky thief to us.
won't
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From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not want him,” said the Bishop, “and if I did, I would not, under the present circumstances, purchase him from you.”
you'll
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From this reading And you'll neither buy the horse, nor take him as a present.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then my boy won't get in, your lordship.
